Yankees roll to eighth straight but Juan Soto injury exit overshadows win
The Yankees’ dream start to this season and Juan Soto’s time in the Bronx took its first turn for the worse on Thursday, when the superstar outfielder was removed from an 8-5 win over the Twins because of a sore left forearm. Soto’s departure after a 56-minute rain delay before the top of the sixth […]
Yankees get key contributions from Gleyber Torres, bottom of lineup
As Marcus Stroman put it, the Yankees’ offense is “in great form.” And even in a game where Aaron Judge and Juan Soto couldn’t get a hit, the Yankees scored at least five runs and beat Minnesota 8-5 for the seventh straight game, a season-high. Gleyber Torres, Austin Wells and Trent Grisham, who had struggled […]
Yankees to face huge test against star-studded Dodgers
When the schedule was released, this weekend was likely to be a preview of the World Series in the Bronx. In the end, the Yankees acquired Juan Soto, while the Dodgers, who begin a three-game series at Yankee Stadium on Friday, made some bolder offseason moves. They beat out the Yankees and Mets for Japanese […]
Yankees’ Carlos Rodon stymies Twins as redemption tour keeps rolling
Carlos Rodon’s final game of 2023 was emblematic of his lost season. He struggled to complete the first inning against the Royals, giving up eight runs without recording an out. He finished his first year with the Yankees with a 6.85 ERA. Carlos Rodon allowed just two runs over six innings in the Yankees’ 9-5 […]
Anthony Rizzo snaps extra-base hit slump in Yankees’ win
Anthony Rizzo hit his second extra-base hit since May 12. Yankees beat Twins 9-5 Wednesday night at the stadium. He entered Wednesday’s game struggling, going 3-for-21 with a .650 OPS, good for 19th among first basemen. Rizzo, who was 1-for-4 in the win, insisted Wednesday he was feeling “good.” Anthony Rizzo celebrates after hitting a […]
Aaron Judge, Carlos Rodon propel Yankees to seventh straight win
If you needed another example of how bad the Yankees were last season, they actually lost the season series against the Twins. These are the same Twins that the Yankees have beaten regularly over the past few years, decades or more. Now, the Yankees are back atop the American League East and once again treating […]
Yankees confident Spencer Jones will start to break out in Double-A
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — Spencer Jones hasn’t been as impressive in his Double-A season opener as he was in spring training with the Yankees this year. Jones, the Yankees’ first-round draft pick (25th overall) in 2022 out of Vanderbilt University, won the James P. Dawson Award as the camp’s best rookie. But it’s been a struggle […]
Luis Gil dominates again to push Yankees past Twins for sixth straight win
After a highly successful West Coast road trip, the Yankees again displayed their recent dominance on Tuesday in the Bronx. The team’s newest star, Luis Gil, pitched another six scoreless innings, hitting another huge home run (this time to Giancarlo Stanton), and Aaron Judge added two hits and two RBIs. And of course, the Twins […]
Luis Gil’s brilliance just part of magic around these Yankees
The Yankees make so many good plays in the game. And if we had unlimited space, we’d share it all with you: Gleyber Torres is steadily improving his hitting game in Gleyber Torres fashion, and on Tuesday night he hit a home run. Anthony Volpe’s maturity at the plate flashed again, surviving an 0-2 deficit […]
Anthony Rizzo’s offensive woes continue for Yankees: ‘a grind’
Head coach Aaron Boone described Anthony Rizzo’s season so far as “a struggle.” The first baseman was hitless again in the Yankees’ 5-1 win over the Twins on Tuesday night at the Stadium and has not gotten a hit in his last three games. It’s part of a long slump in which Rizzo has just […]